Crude Calculations: US Strategic Interests in Nigerian and Venezuelan Oil
Crude Calculations: US Strategic Interests in Nigerian and Venezuelan Oil
“What could happen in Venezuela, and what is occurring in Venezuela, as well as what might also be happening in Nigeria, can be described as a proxy war. It’s a war to regain control of lost spheres of influence, for example, against China’s presence.”
“So, really, this is not just Africa alone. You see it in many places: in Asia, in South America, or Latin America. We have had to live under the shadow of satisfying U.S. interests against ours.”
#PanAfricanFrequency features two expert interviews with Andrés Antillano, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela and Istifanus Zabadi, Professor of International Relations at Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria, both of whom articulated a pattern that has shaped decades of US foreign policy—a pattern where national interest is measured in barrels of oil and access to mining rights, and where the mechanisms of control have simply evolved from colonial administration to neocolonial influence.
Listen in for a comprehensive look at the historical background and analysis of US interventions in oil-rich nations of the Global South.
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